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Past Tenses

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She ______ college last year.

a)

was leaving

b)

left

c)

had left

d)

had been leaving

2.

Our team _____ them yesterday.

a)

had defeated

b)

was defeating

c)

defeated

d)

had been defeating

3.

I ______ TV when dad arrived.

a)

watched

b)

had been watching

c)

had watched

d)

was watching

4.

Luckily, the play _____________by the time we arrived at the theatre.

a)

hadn't started

b)

didn't start

c)

wasn't starting

d)

had been starting

5.

He ________ at home all day when she sent him a message.

a)

had waited

b)

was waiting

c)

were waiting

d)

had been waiting

6.

The_________is used to talk about completed actions and situations which happened over a specific period of time.

a)

simple past

b)

past continuous

c)

past perfect

d)

past perfect continuous

7.

We ... to have a cup of tea in the restaurant.

a)

had decided

b)

decided

c)

was deciding

d)

had been deciding

e)

had been decided

8.

I………to the school alone yesterday

a)

Walked

b)

was Walking

c)

had walked

d)

Walking

9.

he was . . . . . the movie while her mother . . . . . for dinner yesterday.

a)

watching, cooked

b)

watching, cooking

c)

watched, cooking

d)

had watched, cooked

10.

You … his chicken last time.

a)

had been shooting

b)

are shooting

c)

had shooted

d)

shooted

11.

I had ...... him

a)

saw

b)

was seeing

c)

been saw

d)

been seeing

12.

Had she … for 3 hours?

a)

been crying

b)

been cried

c)

cried

d)

crying

13.

Before the police ... the thief, he... two more watches.

a)

catch, steal

b)

caught, had stolen

c)

caught, was stealing

d)

had caught, stole

e)

caught, stole

14.

My brother…….this novel yesterday

a)

Read

b)

Road

c)

Reads

d)

Reading

15.

Finally my teacher went yesterday,  We … him for 3 hours . (wait)

a)

had been waiting

b)

have wait

c)

waited

d)

was waiting

16.

Nicole …… her homework when her friend called.

a)

was doing

b)

did

c)

done

d)

doing

17.

Rayhan ... off the ladder while he ... the ceiling.

a)

fell, painted

b)

felt, was painting

c)

felt, painted

d)

fall, is painting

e)

fell, was painting